AI Visibility Index: Industrial Hose & Fittings in Illinois

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a industrial hose & fittings supplier in Illinois, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

156 companies tracked
Last measured September 30, 2026
Next measurement October 30, 2026

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

139 of 156

companies never appeared in a single buying question

They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.

17 named at least once
139 never named

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Cell average: 0.39of 15
Across all 156 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.9of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.

A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.

The top ten in Illinois

These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Illinois buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Hose & Fittings companies in Illinois, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Abbott Rubber Company, Inc. 50 employeesElk Grove Village, Illinois 3 name variants Abbott Rubber Companymost common7 Abbott Rubber Company / ChemHose1 Abbott Rubber Company, Inc.1	Elk Grove Village, Illinois	9 of 15 answers
2	Alliance Hose & Rubber 11 employeesElmhurst, Illinois	Elmhurst, Illinois	7 of 15 answers
3	Royal Brass and Hose 7 employeesBenton, Illinois 2 name variants Royal Brass & Hose – Benton, ILmost common5 Royal Brass & Hose – Benton Branch2	Benton, Illinois	7 of 15 answers
4	Smith Industrial 12 employeesRockford, Illinois 2 name variants Smith Industrial Rubber & Plasticsmost common6 Smith Industrial – Hydraulic Solutions1	Rockford, Illinois	7 of 15 answers
5	Abbott Supply 26 employeesQuincy, Illinois 2 name variants Abbott Supply LLCmost common3 Abbott Supply3	Quincy, Illinois	6 of 15 answers
6	Midwest Hose & Fittings Inc 5 employeesLibertyville, Illinois	Libertyville, Illinois	6 of 15 answers
7	Lake County Hose & Equipment Illinois	Illinois	6 of 15 answers
8	Valley Hydraulic Service Inc. Illinois 2 name variants Valley Hydraulic Service Inc.most common3 Valley Hydraulic Service2	Illinois	5 of 15 answers
9	Capital Rubber 11 employeesBensenville, Illinois 2 name variants Capital Rubber Corp.most common2 Capital Rubber Corporation1	Bensenville, Illinois	3 of 15 answers
10	Flow Products Inc. 16 employeesChicago, Illinois 2 name variants Flow Productsmost common2 Flow Products, Inc.1	Chicago, Illinois	3 of 15 answers

29 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.

Also named, based in another state

AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Illinois. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
G & R Industrial Supply	Pennsylvania	7 of 15
Triad Technologies – McCook ParkerStore	Ohio	7 of 15
Flexicraft Industries	New Jersey	1 of 15
Harvill Industries	Texas	1 of 15
Hyspeco – ParkerStore Decatur, IL	Kansas	1 of 15
Peerless, Inc.	New York	1 of 15

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The five questions we asked

Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.

1“Best suppliers of industrial hose and fittings in Illinois”
2“Who supplies high-pressure hydraulic hose assemblies with fittings in Illinois”
3“I need a Illinois industrial hose and fittings partner for a bulk chemical transfer line upgrade, who should I talk to”
4“Top industrial hose and fittings suppliers in Illinois for maintenance and reliability buyers”
5“Which Illinois industrial hose and fittings specialists can handle custom assemblies for corrosive chemical service”
6“List 20 industrial hose and fittings companies in Illinois with their specialties.”the roster question

Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.

Where AI drew its answers from

These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.

mceautomation.com
6 companies
thomasnet.comDirectory
6 companies
alltypecorp.com
4 companies
grindustrialsupply.com
3 companies
hyspeco.com
3 companies
abbottrubber.com
2 companies
abbottsupply.net
2 companies
info.triadtechnologies.com
2 companies
smithindustrial.com
2 companies
valleyhydraulic.com
2 companies
aghosematch.com
2 companies
coylesupply.com
2 companies

52 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 38 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Illinois in context

Illinois ranks 10th of 17 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 11%.

Illinois (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (11%)

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